WakeLink — let a trusted contact ring a loud alarm on your Android phone

Android app plus self-hosted Go backend: someone you have mutually paired with can trigger a loud alarm on your phone even in silent or vibrate mode (no special permission), with end-to-end encrypted messages, voice and pictures, and delivery confirmation that it actually rang.

Status: active
Verified: 2026-11-09 (0 days before this build)
How: Summary checked against the repository README on 2026-11-09. Tested environments are those the README states.
Applies to: latest release v0.5.1 (2026-10-28)
platform Android 8.0+ (APK, not on Play Store)
stack Kotlin / Jetpack Compose app, Go backend, Firebase Cloud Messaging
Repository: github.com/seolcu/wakelink
Website: wake.seolcu.com
License: MIT

Key behaviours

Rings through silent and vibrate mode, and before the first unlock after a reboot.
Tells the sender whether the alarm actually rang and when it was stopped.
Only mutually paired contacts can connect (invite codes); either side can stop it at any time.
Names, messages, recordings and pictures are end-to-end encrypted to the receiver’s phone; the server relays ciphertext only.
The receiver controls the volume (optional gradual rise) and which sounds and pictures are allowed.
English and Korean.

Download: https://wake.seolcu.com/download (always the latest release).

Search terms

wake someone up remotely android
alarm through silent mode android
remote alarm app

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Published 2026-11-09 · last changed 2026-11-09 · Markdown source